In response to frustration among legal practitioners regarding fabricated legal marital controversies and divorce difficulties, California Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Family Law Act of 1969, resulting in the country’s first no-fault divorce law. No-fault divorce became available to spouses who filed either a unilateral divorce (without the spouse’s consent) or a consensual divorce (with…
Read moreWhat’s It Like Being A Dad?
What’s it like being a dad? Teaching your teenager to drive, giving your kid’s pet fish a funeral, explaining the birds and the bees, playing catch—-fatherhood isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s a day in day out choice to show up for your kids. Music: Celeste (Instrumental) by Les Enfants. License by The…
Read more8 Reasons Why Fathers Matter
A few years ago, I asked one of my closest friends an interesting question. Why would anyone think I wasn’t essential for the proper rearing of my children? Many often assume that after a divorce, the mother gets the children, and the father leaves and pays child support. The dad visits his kids every other…
Read moreIf You Don’t Like The Law, Change It
Several years ago, a friend of mine would often get frustrated with our discussions. I would complain about how crazy family court is and how archaic the domestic relations laws are. He would tell me, “If you don’t like the law, CHANGE IT! That’s exactly what we are doing. When you get married in New…
Read moreSingle Fatherhood in New York City
In 2012, I was contacted by a graduate student who was looking for stories about single fathers. I think she found me from an old blog I used to have. It’s so interesting to listen to this recording eight years later. Very little has changed with my relationship to my kids as well as my…
Read moreAn F for Failure!
“Consider this, a sadly typical scenario: Monday evening, Jordan goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. Later, unknown to Jordan, the parents agree that they can no longer live together, and they separate. Tuesday morning, Jordan is greeted and sent off to school by only one of them, and only one…
Read moreMy First Press Conference – National Parents Organization
My first press conference. I recently became a co-chair of the New York affiliate of the National Parents Organization. We work to ensure that fit and willing parents receive equal time with their children during and after separation and divorce. It’s a nonprofit that works to help children enjoy the benefits of having both parents…
Read moreMarriage/Divorce/Reality
If you plan on getting married, watch this. If you are thinking about ending your marriage, watch this. This is reality.
Read moreWhat I’ve learned being a stay at home dad | Glen Henry | TEDxMidAtlantic
I can relate to what he’s saying. I’ve been a stay at home father since my first child was born. I am glad I was able to be there for each step of the way of my kids’ development and wouldn’t change a thing. Jobs come and go, but you’ll never get your children’s childhood back. They…
Read moreWhy Moms Should Support Shared Parenting
Alexandra Beckman, a Kentucky mother of seven children explains how the new parenting law will reduce stress on children of divorced parents. She has a story that needs to be shared. She lives in Kentucky, the ONLY state where shared parenting(50/50) is the default when parents separate. Alexandra is an advocate for shared parenting in…
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